Demonstrations in Baghdad; 102 Killed Across Iraq

Hundreds of demonstratorsgathered
in at least two locations in Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to select
a new Cabinet.

The Iraqi Army has threatened to return to
Kirkuk, but Peshmerga forces, who have been in charge of the city
since the army abandoned it almost two years ago, say they will not accept the
troops returning. Separately, Sunni tribal leaders said the Sunnis will
fight alongside the Peshmerga forces against the Islamic State militants, which
are stationed nearby. Meanwhile, Shi’ite militia reinforcements have arrived in
the southern part of the province.